# #010c13

A color — cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#010c13`
- RGB: rgb(1, 12, 19)
- HSL: hsl(203, 90%, 4%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.145 0.026 230.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0032
- Nearest named color: Black Knight (#010b13, Δ 0.421) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/black-knight
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/010c13

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #03283f, #06476f, #08639b, #0b82cb, #129cf3, #3daef5, #6ec3f7, #99d5fa, #cae9fc, #f5fbfe
- Shades (toward black): #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13, #010c13

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #130801
- Analogous: #011311, #010313
- Triadic: #13010c, #0c1301
- Split-complementary: #130103, #131101
- Tetradic: #110113, #130801, #031301

## Colors that go with #010c13

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black that reads cleanly against #010c13 without the hard edge of pure #000. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com), Amazon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/amazon-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Codecademy (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/codecademy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #010c13 in 16 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Southwest Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/southwest-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 18 real palettes, including Pfizer's brand system and Kia's brand system put Blue beside #010c13, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Pfizer (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pfizer-com), Kia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kia-com), native Cybersecurity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crowdstrike-com), EA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ea-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #010c13 in 10 real palettes, including Circuit and Render's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Neobank (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#neobank). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Brown** #a52a2a [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Velvet and State Farm's brand system put Brown beside #010c13, as the lead colour. Seen in: Velvet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#velvet), State Farm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/statefarm-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brown
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Rare Beauty's brand system and Mailchimp's brand system put Burgundy beside #010c13, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com), Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Qatar Airways (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qatarairways-com), Candlelight (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#candlelight). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [pool] — Designers have shipped Cadet Blue with #010c13: 7 real palettes, including Estate and Arctic, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Estate (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#estate), Arctic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#arctic), Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner), Alpine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#alpine). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Sweetgreen's brand system put Champagne beside #010c13, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Sweetgreen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sweetgreen-com), Bramble (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#bramble), Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 19.75:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0a7bc2 (4.63:1); AA: background → #7a7a7a (4.6:1); AAA: text → #129cf3 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #9c9c9c (7.19:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Audible** — text #010e19 (Δ 1.393) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/audible-com
- **Rare Beauty** — primary #000914 (Δ 1.422) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com
- **Rare Beauty** — text #000914 (Δ 1.422) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com
- **Airbus** — primary #070b11 (Δ 1.446) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbus-com
- **Airbus** — text #070b11 (Δ 1.446) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbus-com

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/010c13-9cb0c4-df4e5d-1f222d-e9f1f0?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#010c13" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
